Getting Away with Murder Part Three - Raynella Dorssett Leath A series of three posts about accused killers who, in my opinion, have gotten away with murder. In each entry, I will explain any updates and then excerpt the Afterword, my personal reflections on the case,...

Snapped Producer David Lane with the murder weapon rack Last week, I went one of my favorite cities, Knoxville, Tennessee, to tape an interview for an episode of Snapped. I simply love that place–I have never encountered friendlier people anywhere. The guys in...

Last Tuesday, St. Martin’s Press released my eleventh true crime book, HER DEADLY WEB. This true story blew my mind the whole time I researched it. How could so many unusual things happen in one life: The death of a husband by cattle stampede; the loss of...

Today, I submitted my manuscript for my next true crime book. It’s about Raynella Dossett Leath and it’s a fascinating story. It has a cattle stampede, an attempted murder, a three-shot-suicide, medical examiners threatening to shoot law enforcement...

I’ve just made my book project transition–finishing one manuscript and panicking until I could get going on the next one. If you’re a writer, you’ll understand this phase. If you’re not, you’ll think that I am just plain nuts. ...

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Diane Fanning is the author of 15 true crime books, 11 mystery novels and has been featured in 3 anthology collections. She has been a consultant for 48 Hours and been on numerous other television shows including 20/20, the Today Show and Deadly Women. She lives in Bedford, Virginia, with her husband and a Sheltie named Emmitt Otter.